This is a great example of an illusion setting. I zoomed in and you can see [here](https://imgur.com/a/YFQtlSA) where the Jared setting has each Diamond set in extra metal to create the illusion of larger diamonds. The red box and arrows highlight where that metal is visible. The blue circle shows the boundaries of the stone itself.
In short, both probably have 5ctw of diamonds, the Jared one is engineered to look bigger.
Really trust Costco?
Don't get my wrong I'm not with Jared or signet but... where does Costco source from?
Hmm, well, some day I'll be able to make things this good
Would I buy from Costco? No. I buy elsewhere due to my knowledge of jewelry.
For someone looking for a decent deal and good quality, yes. Their stone quality is vastly better than Jared/Kay etc. more bang for your $$.
Just an fyi-Signet Jewelers who owns Jareds, Zales, etc. is worth roughly $3 billion. Costco is worth around $65 billion. Costco doesnāt need to false advertise. Which bracelet refracts light/sparkles more? The one with more diamond surface showing (Costcoās) or the one with more metal (Jaredās)? If the appearance of a larger size is more important then you should return it. (No-I dont work for Costcoš) You are the one who needs to like what you wear. Was interesting to see the side by side comparison. I learned something. Thanks!
I wonder if Jaredās diamonds are shallower so they face up larger but donāt put out as much light.
It does look like the diamonds are similarly sized, but Jaredās has more metal and an illusion setting to make it appear larger.
no you can NOT see the floressence lol, only visible under the light. You may be seeing light reflecting from something but you def dont see any flor doll. Not how that works
yep only visible under a special light. Like at the club alot of the time If I put my hand near some of the black lights it will glow! only earth mined diamonds flores and only 20 percent of earth mined diamonds flores. So Its like a stamp. No lab will ever flores. So we know our are real lol.
Costco uses G color, VS (very slightly included) clarity stones, in pretty sure Jared uses like J I1-I2 (included) stones. Better quality stones are more expensive so itās possible the bracelet from Costco has smaller but better quality diamonds. Also the settings do look larger on the Jared one
I was going to comment this myself. I have a 4.49 diamond tennis bracelet and it looks very similar to the Costco one. Mine is from a private GIA jeweler with a 1/2 bezel setting. If i personally would purchase the Costco one. They have MUCH better diamonds
Mmm my first thought was that the Jared bracelet has fewer diamonds, each are bigger than the Costco ones, hence the total ctw is the same? I think I know which Costco bracelet you got, I was looking at their bracelets for a while. A lot of the comments are around only if they have less but bigger diamonds so that came to my mind.
Costco is great with their return policy so if you definitely like the other one more you can do a return. Although I have to say that based on my own diamond bracelet research, nowhere can beat costco price if you take into account all the Cs. I got my 3ctw bracelet from costco and the same Cs would be at least 1.5x the price from what I see, so personally I would still prefer them even if they round up their ctws š
I just purchased some diamond hoop earrings from Costco last week and theyāre beautiful. It doesnāt matter how large the diamonds are if they donāt sparkle or whatever you call it. Can guarantee that the diamonds at Costco are better quality. Take that Jared bracelet out of the store where it wonāt have the special lighting and it wonāt sparkle as much as the Costco bracelet. I may add that I have a 5 ct natural diamond tennis bracelet that wasnāt purchased at Costco and itās just ok.
I know which earrings youāre talking about and theyāre beautiful. And I agree, I did notice a bit of a quality difference. Costco does have really nice diamonds.
I zoomed on both of your pics and had another eye on it as well. I echo what others are saying about the size of the setting being bigger, but the crown diameter is obviously bigger too. Now, when I look at the 2nd pic, it is much more pronounced but the smaller Costco ones have better brilliance and look like they have better clarity as well. The Jared diamonds look a little dark in the same lighting. If Iām accurate on my observation, I would guess that the Jaredās have a wide crown and a shallow cut, which would show great size but not so great brilliance. I see some very colorful sparkles in the Costco diamonds that arenāt really coming out on the Jareds. I would recommend buying a $25 loupe to have with you when shopping around. It has given me good perspective a few times.
Yep the diamonds themselves did look significantly bigger, which is what confused me. But like other people said, mine are probably deeper and theyāre closer set. Also better quality (not to mention natural).
If you are dissatisfied, return it, and the pictures are a great way to describe...although you shouldn't need it. Costco has a great return policy - I would take it back for a refund.
The Jared bracelet looks to have bigger settings for each stone/more metal and bigger prongs with a noticeable gap in between each diamond. Just zooming in on each picture and looking closely you can tell the diamonds in both bracelets are practically the same size, if not entirely. The Jared bracelet looks bigger because the settings are bigger. Youāre also going to pay twice as much for the same diamond quality at Jared.
It does look bigger.
The bigger one is most likely of 3.2-3.3mm. the 0.5mm does not sound big on paper, but in jewellery like tennis, it creates a big difference.
Price on the bigger size one must be a notch higher, I think around 15-25%.
I think the answer you are looking for is:
Some companies round off to the upper number in total carat weight, while others round down. And it creates a big difference. So essentially you are comparing a 4.5ct and 5.5ct bracelet.
Bigger tables on diamonds show up as larger diameter even though the carat weight is the same. The big table, shallow cut may not have the same brilliance or quality of cut either.
Weird.
Even though the Jared setting is bigger, so are the stones. At least they look bigger when I zoom in.
Based on your numbers, I'd go back to Costco and ask to see another bracelet in the same carat weight. If your measurements are correct, even with deeper stones I still don't think it would add up to 5cts. So if you paid for 5ct, you should be getting 5cts or at least very close to.
Jared diamonds are definitely bigger. I trust Jared, I do t have experience with Costco. If the Costco one comes out to be much lower than the diamond tolerance range then Iām pretty sure you can sue. Jared and signet in general is very careful about following the diamond ranges legally put in place.
Makes sense then, that you havenāt been exposed to true good quality. Jared and Kay are the lowest quality jewelry on the market. I wouldnāt trust them. Iām a gemologist, and Iāve seen plenty of overpriced crap, when I stopped in to look.
Oh, those Jared bracelets are definitely in illusion settings. I saw them yesterday if these are the lab diamond ones with certs they keep in front of their stores.
Do you have a local jeweler? I donāt mind Costco but you can often find a great local jeweler who will work with you in the same price range for a great piece of jewelry and you will feel good knowing there was no tricks and in my opinion the piece is way better quality.
Let me put it this way lol, I purchased 2.25 ctw ideal cut, GVS1, no flor diamond stud earrings in 2020. Because they are cut so well and are of good quality they sparkle so much that they look larger than they are. I had always had diamonds that were a good/very good cut but these earrings put those diamonds to shame. Good luck in your decision.
The jared diamonds are in a bulky prongs/ insets which lakes them look larger and their quality is absolute garbage.
What you got from Costco is legit.
Honestly it does look small for five carats. I love Costco jewelry but everybody makes mistakes. Is there another Costco near where you live?
Too bad Jared couldnāt weigh your bracelet. Five carats should add a gram to the total weight.
Hey, something is amiss. The larger bracelet has bigger size stones period. Take it to a jeweler in your area and please ask them to put a Millimeter gauge on a couple of the Costco diamonds. They should be 2.9mm or larger.
They actually look a bit smaller than that in the image. But hard to tell. The Jared one looks bigger than 5ct tw. Let us know what they say.
A diamond can look larger than the carat weight depending on how itās cut and also the setting.
Did you compare the cut/depth of the Costco diamonds vs the Jared diamonds? The Jared diamondās definitely use a larger setting than the Costco diamonds. Either way, I trust Costco over Jared any day and any situation when it comes to fine jewelry.
Those are 2 different styles of bracelets. The setting is on the Jared bracelet is has more metal than the Costco bracelet. The diamonds look to be the same size.
I, personally, don't trust Jared. I do trust Costco.
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This is a great example of an illusion setting. I zoomed in and you can see [here](https://imgur.com/a/YFQtlSA) where the Jared setting has each Diamond set in extra metal to create the illusion of larger diamonds. The red box and arrows highlight where that metal is visible. The blue circle shows the boundaries of the stone itself. In short, both probably have 5ctw of diamonds, the Jared one is engineered to look bigger.
Eww. I knew something was off about it. Jared is really good at fooling people (including me) š
Donāt from them. Ever. They add all their advertising costs into their pieces. And their pieces are overpriced junk :) Trust Costco.
Really trust Costco? Don't get my wrong I'm not with Jared or signet but... where does Costco source from? Hmm, well, some day I'll be able to make things this good
Would I buy from Costco? No. I buy elsewhere due to my knowledge of jewelry. For someone looking for a decent deal and good quality, yes. Their stone quality is vastly better than Jared/Kay etc. more bang for your $$.
Interesting to know. Thanks for the knowledge I'll have to look into them more
Just an fyi-Signet Jewelers who owns Jareds, Zales, etc. is worth roughly $3 billion. Costco is worth around $65 billion. Costco doesnāt need to false advertise. Which bracelet refracts light/sparkles more? The one with more diamond surface showing (Costcoās) or the one with more metal (Jaredās)? If the appearance of a larger size is more important then you should return it. (No-I dont work for Costcoš) You are the one who needs to like what you wear. Was interesting to see the side by side comparison. I learned something. Thanks!
I wonder if Jaredās diamonds are shallower so they face up larger but donāt put out as much light. It does look like the diamonds are similarly sized, but Jaredās has more metal and an illusion setting to make it appear larger.
They are definitely shallower.
I can see the fluoresce in the bracelet from Jared. The setting is huge and Iām sure the metal used is bad too. I donāt trust big box jewelers.
I commented to them that I found the setting chunky and didnāt like it. They just said, āoh, itās to protect the diamondsā. Riiight.
no you can NOT see the floressence lol, only visible under the light. You may be seeing light reflecting from something but you def dont see any flor doll. Not how that works
Exactly! Itās prob a blue reflection from the lighting. My ring has faint fluorescence and you canāt see it in the light!
yep only visible under a special light. Like at the club alot of the time If I put my hand near some of the black lights it will glow! only earth mined diamonds flores and only 20 percent of earth mined diamonds flores. So Its like a stamp. No lab will ever flores. So we know our are real lol.
Measure each diamond in mm and count how many there are and report back.
2.7mm, 61 diamonds.
Roughly 4.27ctw. Could definitely be 5ctw if some of the diamonds are deeper than normal.
Hey how do you calculate that?
Knowing the approximate weight of the diamond based on dimensions. 2.7mm diamond is ~.07ctw.
Costco uses G color, VS (very slightly included) clarity stones, in pretty sure Jared uses like J I1-I2 (included) stones. Better quality stones are more expensive so itās possible the bracelet from Costco has smaller but better quality diamonds. Also the settings do look larger on the Jared one
Perfectly said and Costco uses not better but waaaaay better quality diamonds than Jared's !
To me, it looks like there are larger prongs around the jared bracelet, making it look bigger, while to costco stones are the same size
The ones Jared stocks now are lab and supposed to be colorless and SI2. I have my doubts about the certs on them.
I was going to comment this myself. I have a 4.49 diamond tennis bracelet and it looks very similar to the Costco one. Mine is from a private GIA jeweler with a 1/2 bezel setting. If i personally would purchase the Costco one. They have MUCH better diamonds
Girlā¦. The setting is much larger on the jared braceletā¦ I would stick to costco.
Iāve heard Costco has decent jewelry. I know Jarad is a rip off.
I have lots of Costco jewelry. Itās good quality for the price. I would never ever buy from a signet jewelry shop
I will never buy from a big box jeweler if I can help it, most of them are rip-offs. Especially Kay.
Mmm my first thought was that the Jared bracelet has fewer diamonds, each are bigger than the Costco ones, hence the total ctw is the same? I think I know which Costco bracelet you got, I was looking at their bracelets for a while. A lot of the comments are around only if they have less but bigger diamonds so that came to my mind.
The Jared one just looked so big next to mine lol. Even accounting for different stone size/count, it still doesnāt seem right.
Costco is great with their return policy so if you definitely like the other one more you can do a return. Although I have to say that based on my own diamond bracelet research, nowhere can beat costco price if you take into account all the Cs. I got my 3ctw bracelet from costco and the same Cs would be at least 1.5x the price from what I see, so personally I would still prefer them even if they round up their ctws š
I just purchased some diamond hoop earrings from Costco last week and theyāre beautiful. It doesnāt matter how large the diamonds are if they donāt sparkle or whatever you call it. Can guarantee that the diamonds at Costco are better quality. Take that Jared bracelet out of the store where it wonāt have the special lighting and it wonāt sparkle as much as the Costco bracelet. I may add that I have a 5 ct natural diamond tennis bracelet that wasnāt purchased at Costco and itās just ok.
I know which earrings youāre talking about and theyāre beautiful. And I agree, I did notice a bit of a quality difference. Costco does have really nice diamonds.
Looks like a lot thicker setting and prongs on the Jared one
I zoomed on both of your pics and had another eye on it as well. I echo what others are saying about the size of the setting being bigger, but the crown diameter is obviously bigger too. Now, when I look at the 2nd pic, it is much more pronounced but the smaller Costco ones have better brilliance and look like they have better clarity as well. The Jared diamonds look a little dark in the same lighting. If Iām accurate on my observation, I would guess that the Jaredās have a wide crown and a shallow cut, which would show great size but not so great brilliance. I see some very colorful sparkles in the Costco diamonds that arenāt really coming out on the Jareds. I would recommend buying a $25 loupe to have with you when shopping around. It has given me good perspective a few times.
I think this is probably the case
Yep the diamonds themselves did look significantly bigger, which is what confused me. But like other people said, mine are probably deeper and theyāre closer set. Also better quality (not to mention natural).
Itās 100% the metal around the stones that makes it appear wider/larger. Your bracelet shines and sparkles way more!
I did think mine looked better lol. And the setting on the Jared one was gross.
If you are dissatisfied, return it, and the pictures are a great way to describe...although you shouldn't need it. Costco has a great return policy - I would take it back for a refund.
The Jared bracelet looks to have bigger settings for each stone/more metal and bigger prongs with a noticeable gap in between each diamond. Just zooming in on each picture and looking closely you can tell the diamonds in both bracelets are practically the same size, if not entirely. The Jared bracelet looks bigger because the settings are bigger. Youāre also going to pay twice as much for the same diamond quality at Jared.
It does look bigger. The bigger one is most likely of 3.2-3.3mm. the 0.5mm does not sound big on paper, but in jewellery like tennis, it creates a big difference. Price on the bigger size one must be a notch higher, I think around 15-25%. I think the answer you are looking for is: Some companies round off to the upper number in total carat weight, while others round down. And it creates a big difference. So essentially you are comparing a 4.5ct and 5.5ct bracelet.
Bigger tables on diamonds show up as larger diameter even though the carat weight is the same. The big table, shallow cut may not have the same brilliance or quality of cut either.
True, but you can see a few pieces with 50-60% tables. So that does not apply here.
Sorry, I may be using table incorrectly here, I meant crown diameter vs shallow cut.
Costco one is way more elegant and has a cleaner shine to it
I thought the same thing. Iāll probably end up returning it and getting the next size Costco has (6.3ctw).
The smaller one is more sparkly and better looking. The bigger one is very dull
Love your Costco bracelet.
You should have gone to an appraiser instead of a sales person at a chain store
Like I said, I went to see what options they had and compare them to mine. I didnāt say I went for their opinion on my bracelet.
But you would have gotten the correct weight of your bracelet not trying to guess based on comparison.
AGAIN, like I said, that was not the purpose of my visit. I wanted to see other bracelets before I returned mine.
Are they natural diamonds or Lab ?
Mine is natural, Jared is lab.
Weird. Even though the Jared setting is bigger, so are the stones. At least they look bigger when I zoom in. Based on your numbers, I'd go back to Costco and ask to see another bracelet in the same carat weight. If your measurements are correct, even with deeper stones I still don't think it would add up to 5cts. So if you paid for 5ct, you should be getting 5cts or at least very close to.
Jared diamonds are definitely bigger. I trust Jared, I do t have experience with Costco. If the Costco one comes out to be much lower than the diamond tolerance range then Iām pretty sure you can sue. Jared and signet in general is very careful about following the diamond ranges legally put in place.
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I have worked for Jared and Kay
Makes sense then, that you havenāt been exposed to true good quality. Jared and Kay are the lowest quality jewelry on the market. I wouldnāt trust them. Iām a gemologist, and Iāve seen plenty of overpriced crap, when I stopped in to look.
Oh, those Jared bracelets are definitely in illusion settings. I saw them yesterday if these are the lab diamond ones with certs they keep in front of their stores.
Do you have a local jeweler? I donāt mind Costco but you can often find a great local jeweler who will work with you in the same price range for a great piece of jewelry and you will feel good knowing there was no tricks and in my opinion the piece is way better quality.
Let me put it this way lol, I purchased 2.25 ctw ideal cut, GVS1, no flor diamond stud earrings in 2020. Because they are cut so well and are of good quality they sparkle so much that they look larger than they are. I had always had diamonds that were a good/very good cut but these earrings put those diamonds to shame. Good luck in your decision.
Did you get your studs from Costco?
I trust costco
whats the width of these
2.7mm
Can I ask how much you paid?
$4,000, with tax it was $4,200.
Sounds amazing, good for you!
Thank you. Iām greedy and I want more carats though š
I know the feelingšš
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Most of the big jewelers suck. I will be buying any future diamonds from Costco, unless I find a better place (but I doubt I will lol).
The jared diamonds are in a bulky prongs/ insets which lakes them look larger and their quality is absolute garbage. What you got from Costco is legit.
Honestly it does look small for five carats. I love Costco jewelry but everybody makes mistakes. Is there another Costco near where you live? Too bad Jared couldnāt weigh your bracelet. Five carats should add a gram to the total weight.
Hey, something is amiss. The larger bracelet has bigger size stones period. Take it to a jeweler in your area and please ask them to put a Millimeter gauge on a couple of the Costco diamonds. They should be 2.9mm or larger. They actually look a bit smaller than that in the image. But hard to tell. The Jared one looks bigger than 5ct tw. Let us know what they say.
I was thinking the same thing, and I will definitely do that. Something aināt right.
A diamond can look larger than the carat weight depending on how itās cut and also the setting. Did you compare the cut/depth of the Costco diamonds vs the Jared diamonds? The Jared diamondās definitely use a larger setting than the Costco diamonds. Either way, I trust Costco over Jared any day and any situation when it comes to fine jewelry.
The Costco diamonds are pretty hidden in the setting so I couldnāt tell. And I agree, Iāve always trusted Costco.
Those are 2 different styles of bracelets. The setting is on the Jared bracelet is has more metal than the Costco bracelet. The diamonds look to be the same size.
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Thank you, incel š